Surfs Up

This is set up as a documentary of a penguin's journey to the big surfing 

competition. He has to overcome some struggles in himself like overbearing 

parental figures, chasing after your dream, and to make sure you're having fun.

It was definitely way different than I thought it would be. It was a little boring in a few parts, but a good one for kids to watch. I didn't notice too much--if at all--adult humor, unfortunately :(

I gave it 3 stars because it was a good concept and it was different from expectations, but it could have been cooler. It is directed towards kids, but, I like kids movies sometimes!

Quantum of Solace

This is the second in the new James Bond movies. And I love Daniel Craig. Not just because his last name is my honey's first name, but he's cool :)- He's a total bad ass and he plays it well. This one picks up hours after the first one, which is way different from the old ones I guess. Never seen them, or I don't remember them :).

He goes on a mission to find the killer of his love and he meets Camille, or Olga Kurylenko, and both of them are on a very personal mission.

They go all over the world and Camille is in with the right people. There's action, a little bit of romance and lots of awesome :)...

Mr. Woodcock

It was boring, not very funny, and kind of a waste of time.

It's about a kid who's bullied by the gym teacher. He writes a book later in life about how to get through bad situations in their past. He's brought back home from his busy life to receive an

 award from his hometown.

His mom is dating Mr. Woodcock and he feels like he's supposed to set it straight. After a series of events he splits the two up. Then he sees his mom sad afterwards and decides that if he makes her happy, then it might as well be okay.

The whole time you're thinking that Mr. Woodcock would recognize him and it will be a battle between them... but no, he never remember's him. But then again, it didn't really go in to the kind of abuse he had to suffer...  And it wasn't directed towards one kid...

***Twilight***

First things first... the movie is not the book.

The book and the movie are completely separate entities. See them separately, embrace them separately, and love them separately.

Besides some... awkward acting in some parts, I LOVED it.

My favorite characters in the movie are completely different than from the book. (Emphasizing on how separate the two are).

Book Favorites: Edward and Alice and Jasper

Movie Favorites: Charlie and Jessica.

Loved Charlie, he was great. I like him better in the movie than I did in the book. He always seemed a little creepy in the book. But in the movie, he's awkward, funny, and definitely not creepy.

Jessica's acting was superb. She played her role perfectly. Which says a lot about her in some ways. Even though it's acting, she plays a good sadistic female role.

Things I liked better than the book: 

1. There was an  attempt at a plot earlier than the last couple of chapters.
2. Comedy
3. Eric, he wasn't goofy/nerdy/creepy... he was a fun and outgoing Asian kid.
4. Rosalie talked.
5. Jasper... he had crazy eyes, and it was awesome.

Things I liked better in the book:

1. How Bella found out about vampires
2. Edward... Robert Pattinson is charming, but, I think he tried (and probably with direction from the director) a little too hard to be menacing and dangerous.
3. Alice. I thought she was cute, but I wish I saw her more.

Favorite Scene: The baseball game... I grew a great appreciation for Jasper after that scene.

Least Favorite Scene: Beginning scene at the diner with "ButtCrack Santa"

Viewed on: 11/23, 11/25, 11/29 :)-

My rating: 

New Blog

Alright! So I'm going to use this as my movie review blog... will update soon for most recent movies watched!